Powder-can.



l\ I To all whom- `ft may concern: i

Be it known 'that l, Josisrn lVEBER., a citizen of thebnited States. residing at Jasonville, in the county of Greene and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful lmproveinents` in Powder-Cans, of which the following is a. specification. i

. My presentlinvention relates to improve ments in cans br receptacles, and especially of the character-adapted to contain powder and the like, andi'it` has for its object to provide an improved 'can of this character wherein the entire contents may be poured or removed therefrom with facility, and furthermore to provide an improved closure\that may be applied to the\ can without unduly increasing the cost thereof, and whichdn practice is capable of effectually sealing the contents of the can from moisture or leakage), the closure being so fastened that accidentab opening thereof cannot occur, although the fastening and unfastening thereof may be easily accomplished.

To these and other ends, the. invention consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drivingsz-Figure l is a perspective view of a powder can constructed in acconlance mth the present invention. Fie. 2 is a top plan view of a portion thereof s iovdng the' closure. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the closure removed from the can. Fig. 4 is a perspective' view of a portion of the can with the closure removed therefrom, and Fig. 5 represents a section on the line 5--5 ofFig- 2.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference numerals in the several figures.

One of the' disadvantages experienced liei'ctofore in the handling of powder cans and analogous devices of the usual construct-ion has been the difficulty of removing theentire contents of the can` the discharge opening thereof Abeing usually located at some dis' tance from the periphery of the can so that when the latter was tilted. a considerable port-ion of the contents tiiereof remained within the can. This objectionable feature has been'pbviated by the present invention, and an'iniprved form of closure and inode of fastening itlin position has been provided.

The present embodiment of the invention Specification oi Letters Patent.-

Y Appiication sied August 2i, 1907. sei-iai Na $9,473. y

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f Powpsnoan.

Patented'sept. 15, 1908.

is shown in coiniection with a powder can of the usual construction embodying generally a substantial cylindrical body 1 which conlower heads, arranged at the-top and ottoin thereof. The heads may be secured' to the that is to say by interfoldng the peripheral cdgesfof'the upper and lower heads with the upper and lower edges of the body to form seams 4 and 5 which surround the up )er and lower peripheral edges of the can. ccording to the present invent-ion the aperture through which the powder or other material is introduced is formed in the upper head 2 in immediate uroxiinity to the periphery thereof, the wall of the aperture being arranged taiigentially of the inner surface of the side of the can so that when the latter is tilted the \powder or other material will have an unobstructed passagein leaving the can. A

,The device for closing and sealing the can comprises in the present instance aclosure member 6 and a fastening member 7, the latter being arranged upon tho upper surface of the head 2 and is secured thereto by an annular [lange 8 which surrounds an aperture in the fastening member and is extended downwardly through the aperture in the head 2 and finally crimped against the under .5. Inorder to further secure the fastening member, it is alsoprovided preferably with in the present instance aiid is secured to the can by folding it into the seam which unites the upper head to the body of the can. The fastening member ina'y be so secured while the seam between these `,arts is being formed, and when so secured ti moisture or the contents of the can is prevent-ed, and the crimping of the flange on the under side of the fastening member in a similai way prevents leakage betweenthe latte and the can body.

is preferably composed' of a stamping of sheet metal having a central depressed portion 11 which snugly fits into the opening closure lying Hatwise upon the upper surface of the fastening member. That side of the closure which rests opposite to the seam or stitutesthe vertical sides, and-the up er and* ie tang lies in such` close relation to the seam that leakage ofl in the fastening member, the riin of the,A

body in any suit-able way, but it is preferable' y to secure these parts in the manner shown, A

side of the upper head, as shown att) in Fie. A

a tang 10 that is formed integral thereuith' 90 The. closure shown in the present instance riphery of the can is provided with an upy cured in the seam uniting the top and sides of turned lip 12 which extendssubstantial y the can, and a closurc'ada-pted to coperate perpendicnlarly from the upper side of the wrh the said lpember. -l

l `erasure and has a curvature corresponding s. .A can o the character oescrrbed emto that of the flauwe of the can so that when l, bodymg a body and top united by a folded the closure is fitter to the can, the lip wid lie seam, the top being provided with a discharge in close relation to the tang of the fastenaperture tangential to the body of the can, a ine' member and lthereby provide a moisture fastening member arranged on the to propwe joint for the closure. vided with an aperture registering wit that 10 The closure may be fastened in place by of the top and having a surrounding depend- Y any suitable means, but it is preferable to ing flange extendin(r through the aperture 1n revide Vthe fastening member with a set of the top and crimped against the latter, a tanfy out-turned fingers or lugs 13, which noron the outer' side of the said member folde mally lie in the position shown in Fig. 4 beinto the seam uniting the top and the body fore the closure is applied to the can, and are of the can, and a closure adapted to coperadapte'd to be bent to over-la the closure, ate with the said member. as shown in Figs. l and .2 after tlhe closure has 3. A can of the character described embeen applied. Access may be had to the can bodying a body and top united b f a folded by rre-bending or folding back the fingers on upwardly projecting seam, the top eing prothe fastening member and then removing the vided with a discharge aperture adjacent to closure, and should it be desirable to use a the seam, an attaching member secured to part of the contents of the can only, the' clothe top and havinfJr a tang thereon folded into smc may be refastened by bending the iin'ers the sea-m unitin r t ie top and body of the can, or lugs thereover, as previously describe( and a closure aida ted to coperate with the A powder can constructed in accordance said member and raving an upturned lip ar- With the present invention is capable of being ranged to lie against the tang thereof. entirely emptied of its contents with the. 4. A powderv can embodying a body and greatest facility, for the reason that the apertop united by a folded peripheral seam, the ture through which the owder or other matop having a discharge aperture therein adferial is discharged is i) adiacent to the side of the can so that there sure attaching member fitted on the upper is no appreciable shoulder or other obstrucsurface of the to i having a de ending annuion to ret ard or obstruct the flow of powder lar flange extendimr through t ie aperture in from the can, and -italso embodies an imthe top and crimper against the underside of proved closure and fastening device therefor the latter, a tang proceeding from the outer which in practice serves to ellectually seal edge of the said member and folded in the the contents of the can from moisture and l seam uniting the top and body of the can, a prevent leakage thereof, although the closure closure member having a depressed )o1-tion may be readily removed and replaced when fitting within the annular flange of tire said 40 so desired. Moreover, the fastening and member' and provided with an upturned lip closure members are capable of being punched adapted to coperate with the tang thereon, and formed of sheet metal by the use of dies and flexible niger-s proceeding from the edge so that they are interchangeable one with the of the said member and adapted to be folded other and can be made cheaply, the fastening into eoperative relation with the closure `rnen1ber being assembled during the seaming member to secure the latter.

operation. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set Claimsmy hand in presence of two subscribing w it l. A powder can having a discharge apernesses. ture formed in the top thereof in immediate JOSEPH WEBER.

proximity to its edge, an apertured fastening YVitnesses: n

member secured to the top above the a er- EDw. WV. BENNETT,

ocated immediately jacent to the peripheral sea-m thereon, a clotm therein and having al POltiOll trllel'() Sel ,A RICHARD 'IRAVIN Y Y Y f 'Y 

